White-eared Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Basilinna leucotis verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-eared Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Basilinna leucotis Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 10,9 cm (4.3 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 3,4000000000000004 g (0.12 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Mexican and Guatemalan pine-oak forests, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-eared Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
White-eared Hummingbird 10,9 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
White-eared Hummingbird 3,4000000000000004 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Rubinkehlkolibri only

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Rubinkehlkolibri

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

White-eared Hummingbird

Gesang

Deep, resonant churring with powerful carrying quality; rich low buzzing trill audible at impressive range.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Gesang

Soft, high-pitched chattering and twittering 'chee-dit'. Also produces a thin 'tik' call in flight. Wing beats create an audible high-pitched humming buzz during hovering.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-eared Hummingbird

Found in mountain forests from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in pine-oak forest.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-eared Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

White-eared Hummingbird

Rubinkehlkolibri

Gefieder

Metallic green upperparts and greyish-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent ruby-red gorget that appears black in poor light. Females lack the gorget.

Schnabel

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

White-eared Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in mountain forests from the southwestern US to Nicaragua at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with bold white ear stripe and turquoise throat (males). Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Common at highland feeders.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Der Rubinkehlkolibri ist der einzige im Osten Nordamerikas brütende Kolibri. Diese winzigen Vögel schlagen mit ihren Flügeln etwa 53 Mal pro Sekunde und können rückwärts, seitwärts und sogar kurzzeitig kopfüber fliegen. Auf ihrem Zug überqueren sie den Golf von Mexiko in einem außergewöhnlichen, ununterbrochenen Flug von 800 km.

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